Sean Durzi

Shoots right · 27 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	6	1	1	2	3	20:28
Last season	60	5	22	27	84	19:16

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Role

Where he fits on NY Rangers right now.

Line: P2 with M. Pettersson · 13:15 a game together
Power play: PP2 Quarterback
Penalty kill: Second wave 15 of 18 kills · 0:55 a kill · starts only 5
Ice time: 20:28 a game, 3rd-most among NY Rangers defensemen · 15:49 5-on-5 · 1:16 PP · 2:22 PK
Competition: Easier opponents than 58% of defensemen · home 56%, road 56%
Tougher opponents than 75% of defensemen · home 86%, road about average

What’s changed

S. Durzi has started killing penalties: on the ice for 44% of the team’s shorthanded time in 6 games, up from 7% last season.

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

Time in the offensive zone
44.3% of his timemore than 91% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Preventing chances
+0.15 expected goals against /60behind 92% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most defensemen.

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most defensemen.

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Sean DurziAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 6 games blended with last season’s 60, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

He played for Utah Mammoth last season. Habits that travel with a player (shooting, hitting, penalties) still use that season in full; setting up goals, finishing, faceoffs and power-play chances depend more on linemates and role, so they lean on it less. We measured how much each one carries over for players who change teams.

This season’s 6 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
+0.05 expected goals /60top 29%
−0.08 expected goals /60bottom 33%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.15 expected goals against /60bottom 8%
+0.05 expected goals against /60bottom 28%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
9.5 shot attempts /60average
8.4 shot attempts /60bottom 30%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.18 expected goals /60average
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 44%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 31%
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 29%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.35 first assists /60top 34%
0.32 first assists /60bottom 42%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.71 expected goals /60average
0.75 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.83 expected goals for /60bottom 28%
0.85 expected goals for /60bottom 41%

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 82average2.16 hits /60bottom 44%
hitting score 90top 42%2.93 hits /60average
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 103top 44%4.55 blocks /60top 39%
blocking score 101average4.40 blocks /60top 42%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 87bottom 32%0.61 takeaways /60bottom 27%
takeaway score 103top 42%0.98 takeaways /60top 30%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.49 penalties drawn /60top 37%
0.45 penalties drawn /60average
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.88 penalties taken /60bottom 24%
0.86 penalties taken /60bottom 27%

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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145 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 9 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

4 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left26
Wide right19
Over the net8
Off the post or crossbar3
Short or other3

59 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

Wide left0
Wide right1
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

1 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

Top speed
SlowerBurner
22.7 mphtop 21%
20.3 mphbottom 26%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
2.6 bursts /60top 23%
1.0 bursts /60bottom 34%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
93.3 mphaverage
82.9 mphbottom 40%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.73 miles /60top 21%
8.18 miles /60bottom 21%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
44.3% of his timetop 9%
43.5% of his timetop 33%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.